Case Satin Finished As-Ground Knife Blades

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Here's a jack I picked up a while back. Never seen that shield before, any idea when Case used it?
 
scattershot said:
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Here's a jack I picked up a while back. Never seen that shield before, any idea when Case used it?
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Zooming in on the pic, the tang stamp looks like late-'80s vintage, with the 'lightning S' in the 'CASE' name, and the 'dots' adjacent to the 'SS' mark. The number of dots around the 'SS' will tell; if 3 dots -> 1987, 2 dots would be '88. I can't quite make it out, I think I see 2 or 3 dots.

(I have a 1987 3254 pattern yellow CV trapper with what looks like the same/similar shield.)


David
 
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I'm going to say that is a raised letters and oval bordered shield which was used in late 1980's manufacture....

 
I just picked up a medium stockman with what appears to be the "as ground" finish. Kind of interesting. I've never seen any like this before. All of my Case knives are glossy SS or CV. Pretty cool!
 
I certainly wish Case would offer both more "as ground" blades as well as CV options across the board. Both would serve Case well in the long run.
 
Picked this up not too long ago, I wish Case would stop polishing all their SS. This looks much better on a traditional knife than a mirror you could shave in.
 
Where do you find these. I looked for Case select, and the satin finish ones I have seen don't have swedges cut clean like these. They are the work knife line.
 
"As ground" Mini Copperlock with the blue synthetic scales (American Workman series). The blade grind is why I bought it:



 
I recently bought a 6318 pocketworn and I love the knife, but I had to stone in some swedges and I put a satin finish on the blades. Oldtymer, I agree that stainless looks better without a high polish.
 
These are certainly beautiful examples of as ground knives. What I find most attractive is how clean the swedges are cut,,,that tumbling process Case uses rounds the edges of the blade too much; and yes, the high polish, while attractive on some of their knives, sometimes can be a bit much. Even a satin finish would be preferable, like in the #15 GEC's.
 
Alnamvet68 said:
These are certainly beautiful examples of as ground knives. What I find most attractive is how clean the swedges are cut,,,that tumbling process Case uses rounds the edges of the blade too much; and yes, the high polish, while attractive on some of their knives, sometimes can be a bit much. Even a satin finish would be preferable, like in the #15 GEC's.
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The pocketworn is buffed so much that the brass liner in the middle is concave. They should offer this as ground finish on everything. Well...almost. I still like the finish on the CV.
 
Here are two Case WTs, the mini is polished and the saddlehorn is "as ground." Which looks better?
Both have their merits, and both sets of covers compliment the level of their blades' polish, but I just prefer the "as ground" look overall.

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